by MBC News | May 10, 2013
One new Saskatchewan First Nation will likely soon be added to the six already in a state of emergency because of spring flooding. Onion Lake, Cowessess, James Smith, Muscowpetung, Sakimay and Poundmaker are already in a declared state of emergency. Colin King, with...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
A man accused of killing an Onion Lake Cree Nation woman in Saskatoon nine years ago remains without a lawyer. Douglas Hales of White Fox is charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to a human body in the 2004 death of Daleen Bosse. Appearing in...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
A company with a gold mine in northern Saskatchewan is reporting a first quarter net loss of $2.5 million. That compares to a net loss of $500,000 for Claude Resources for the same three months a year ago. President Neil McMillan says production in the first quarter...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
A 53-year-old man from the Cumberland House Cree Nation is facing charges of sexually abusing and exploiting a young girl in the community. His name cannot be released in order to protect the identity of the victim, who is under the age of 16. The man was originally...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
It is getting a little easier to find a job in Saskatchewan if you are Aboriginal — but the unemployment rate is still three times the provincial average. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada put the off-reserve Aboriginal unemployment rate at 12%. ...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
There was some mad scrambling over the past month, but everything has now fallen into place, and the province’s largest and longest running pow wow is set to go tomorrow at the Brandt Centre in Regina’s Exhibition Park. The First Nations University of...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
The First Nations University of Canada’s northern campus in Prince Albert has been honoured for its efforts to reduce the school’s ecological footprint. School officials received an award this week from the Regional Centre of Expertise for Sustainable...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
Two Saskatoon MLAs sat down with a handful of Aboriginal youth in the city on Thursday night to gauge their ideas on how education and employment in the province might be improved. Jennifer Campeau and Rob Norris are with the Premier’s Aboriginal Youth Task...
by MBC News | May 10, 2013
The Okiciyapi Partnership celebrated its tenth anniversary in Saskatoon schools on Thursday night. Okiciyapi is an educational partnership between the Saskatoon Public School Board, Saskatoon Tribal Council and Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated. CUMFI...
by MBC News | May 9, 2013
Diversity was the topic of discussion on Thursday at the University of Saskatchewan’s Leadership Conference. This part of the conference featured a panel discussion hosted by Saskatoon Health Region CEO Maura Davies. Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner, one of the panel...
